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Carl Hoffmann(1885-1947)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Carl Hoffmann was born on 9 June 1885 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich (1936), Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel (1928) and Ab Mitternacht (1938). He died on 5 August 1947 in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
BornJune 9, 1885
DiedAugust 5, 1947(62)
BornJune 9, 1885
DiedAugust 5, 1947(62)
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Known for

Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich
  • Director
  • 1936
Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel (1928)
Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel
5.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1928
Ab Mitternacht (1938)
Ab Mitternacht
5.8
  • Director
  • 1938
Die lustigen Weiber (1936)
Die lustigen Weiber
6.3
  • Director
  • 1936

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Shiva und die Galgenblume (1993)
    Shiva und die Galgenblume
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Silents Please
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961
  • Ein toller Tag (1954)
    Ein toller Tag
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • Hans Otto Wendt in Via Mala (1945)
    Via Mala
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1945
  • Symphonie eines Lebens (1943)
    Symphonie eines Lebens
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1943
  • Zwei in einer großen Stadt (1942)
    Zwei in einer großen Stadt
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1942
  • Heli Finkenzeller, Viktor Afritsch, Charlotte Dalys, Friedrich Domin, Bruno Hübner, Liesl Karlstadt, Albert Lippert, Alois Johannes Lippl, Hanne Mertens, and Ernst von Klipstein in Alarmstufe V (1941)
    Alarmstufe V
    2.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Das Mädchen von Fanö (1941)
    Das Mädchen von Fanö
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Ewald Balser, Fita Benkhoff, Käthe Gold, and Hans Schweikart in Das Fräulein von Barnhelm (1940)
    Das Fräulein von Barnhelm
    3.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1940
  • Golowin geht durch die Stadt (1940)
    Golowin geht durch die Stadt
    • Cinematographer
    • 1940
  • Brigitte Horney and Olga Tschechowa in Freed Hands (1939)
    Freed Hands
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • Gold in New Frisco (1939)
    Gold in New Frisco
    4.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • I Am Sebastian Ott (1939)
    I Am Sebastian Ott
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • Ein Lied verklingt
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • The Leghorn Hat (1939)
    The Leghorn Hat
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939

Director



  • Ab Mitternacht (1938)
    Ab Mitternacht
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Mit Vollgas in die Ehe
    Short
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Rolf hat ein Geheimnis
    Short
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Die lustigen Weiber (1936)
    Die lustigen Weiber
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Alfred Abel, Theo Mackeben, Erika Dannhoff, Bernhard Goetzke, Carl Hoffmann, Helmut Hoffmann, Theodor Loos, Erna Morena, Margarete Schön, Robert A. Stemmle, Luise Ullrich, Heinz von Cleve, Mathias Wieman, Curt Prickler, and Josef Fenneker in Viktoria (1935)
    Viktoria
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Luise Ullrich in Das Einmaleins der Liebe (1935)
    Das Einmaleins der Liebe
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Ich bin Du
    Short
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Menschen im Schatten, Menschen im Licht
    Short
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel (1928)
    Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Fiesko
    • Director
    • 1913

Producer



  • Mit Vollgas in die Ehe
    Short
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Rolf hat ein Geheimnis
    Short
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich
    • producer
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • K. Hoffman
  • Born
    • June 9, 1885
    • Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • August 5, 1947
    • Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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  • Trivia
    Father of the director Kurt Hoffmann.

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